Battle for Azeroth Alpha - Class Raid Buff Abilities

With the Battle for Azeroth Alpha underway, we've noticed that the implementation of the class raid buffs seen at BlizzCon have changed. Now, only 5 classes have a specific raid buff, instead of every class having one.

The only remaining raid buffs only buff Primary Stats and apply a damage modifier on enemies hit. All utility and secondary stat raid buffs have been removed. If you want to see the removed buffs, you can see our BlizzCon Class Buff post.

Primary Stat Buffs

These abilities need to be cast and will be buffed to all party and raid members when applied.

: - Infuses the target with brilliance, increasing their Intellect by 10% for 1 hour. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

: - Infuses the target with vitality, increasing their Stamina by 10% for 1 hour. If the target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

: - Increases the Strength and Agility of all raid and party members within 100 yards by 10% for 1 hour.

Because of how important these buffs are, Buff scrolls have been brought back for Scribes similar to for groups without a / / . These scrolls give a similar effect to the Primary Stat Buffs was at reduced effectiveness.

- Use: Increases the target's Intellect by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

- Use: Increases the target's Stamina by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

- Use: Increases the target's Strength and Agility by 7% for 30 min. If target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Comentarios

Comentario de Calcitrant

makes you wonder what they'll give warlocks? maybe a crit buff like the fel orb in court of stars, or a haste buff

Comentario de pyrogreg

on 2018-02-08T15:56:09-06:00

Not sure if I'm happy or annoyed

Comentario de Putster1

on 2018-02-08T15:56:18-06:00

Sad druids had their raid buff removed since they were one of the vanilla classes that had one.

Comentario de Slee90

on 2018-02-08T16:01:48-06:00

Demon hunters giving increased magic damage, wat? Meta I can kinda understand DHs stealing but I’m not following this one...

Comentario de arduousfrivolity

on 2018-02-08T16:02:02-06:00

Why do Warriors get Agility? They didn't want to bring back Mark of the Wild? And what about Paladins; the buff class? Are we keeping out watered down to the point of them withholding one of our artifact's traits if we didn't use them so called buffs? Or will we get one of our main utilities back? Hopefully it is just because it's alpha and they're still working on it, but after Pally's intro to Legion, I worry...

Comentario de Chasedon

on 2018-02-08T16:05:34-06:00

Will Hunters be getting back raid buffs from certain pet types or is that staying gone? And will my mage be getting back Dalaran Intellect? I can see them bringing that back as a glyph if not a separate spell as it was before.

Comentario de justgeekingby

on 2018-02-08T16:09:40-06:00

If the target is in your party or raid, all party and raid members will be affected.

Oh thank goodness. No more having to rebuff 20 times because someone was just out of range.

Comentario de nyysjs

on 2018-02-08T16:09:41-06:00

weird, rogues will actually exist again.

Comentario de Meebo

on 2018-02-08T16:14:22-06:00

That's great - if you have rogues or demon hunters in your raid...

Comentario de themguyman

on 2018-02-08T16:14:42-06:00

Why would they take the magic debuff away from warlocks and give it to demonhunters? thats just silly. Like I know that Warlocks are basically already required because of healthstones summons brez and gateway but still

Comentario de Verraxia

on 2018-02-08T16:20:08-06:00

Why would they take the magic debuff away from warlocks and give it to demonhunters? thats just silly. Like I know that Warlocks are basically already required because of healthstones summons brez and gateway but still

Demon hunters giving increased magic damage, wat? Meta I can kinda understand DHs stealing but I’m not following this one...

So part of it is more than likely that yes, Warlocks already give a massive amount of invaluable raid utility. So from a gameplay standing it makes sense that they didn't need another layer of raid utility added to them. From a more flavor/lore perspective the Chaos school is an interesting one because it actually will count as whatever magic type the target most vulnerable/least resistant to. Chaos damage is something that is shared by Warlocks and Demon Hunters, so instead of making it a curse that is inflicted it is simply lingering Chaos energy that does the trick, flaring up when hit by magic damage and allowing that to deal increased damage.

Definitely was not just shoehorned to give DHs something.

Comentario de Fenril7

on 2018-02-08T16:21:44-06:00

Leave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.

Comentario de Nicholas0606

on 2018-02-08T16:22:35-06:00

GIVE RET PALADINS DEVOTION AURA BACK, DAMMIT BLIZZARD.

Comentario de Automag

This is an EXTREMELY early build in a F&F Alpha. I doubt more then 15% of the game is actually in it. Don't get bent out of shape if something isn't in yet. We have a loooooooooong way to go before it's time to start yelling and throwing fits....

Comentario de Tombsv

on 2018-02-08T16:27:14-06:00

I hope choice of pet will give buffs again!

Comentario de BadLuckPoppy

on 2018-02-08T16:33:33-06:00

If you dig deep enough you will see that paladins give raid 10% increased armor. Not sure if that is gonna make it into alpha.

Comentario de Almiria

on 2018-02-08T16:35:52-06:00

I hope choice of pet will give buffs again!

It will, it's on the alpha right now, 3% leech, 8% speed, and % stamina not sure how much

Edit : It's 10% HP not % stamina.

Comentario de Jacory

on 2018-02-08T16:46:58-06:00

Leave it to blizzard to screw over the druids ONCE AGAIN, So much for Mark of The Wild. Fracking blizzard, seriously they do EVERYTHING to screw over druids. EVERYTHING.

Thinking of going back to FF14, at least I will have classes that are loved (BLM) and I have a whole xpac to try.

Reminder its extremely early alpha and things are still subject to change. this is a huge over reaction for something that's not even final. Druids will still always have a place in a raid roster

Also BLM is not even that sought after compared to other dps but that doesn't matter because just like in wow it's bring the player not the class and a 3% vers buff will not change that. you will 100% still be able to do all content as a druid

Comentario de Sepharious

This is an EXTREMELY early build in a F&F Alpha. I doubt more then 15% of the game is actually in it. Don't get bent out of shape if something isn't in yet. We have a loooooooooong way to go before it's time to start yelling and throwing fits....

This, over and over again.

Comentario de Bwgmon

on 2018-02-08T16:52:07-06:00

Will Hunters be getting back raid buffs from certain pet types or is that staying gone?

Yes and no. As far as I know, the current pet buffs/debuffs are being spread to more families (slows, dodges, damage reductions, those sorts of things) and none of them are getting their "basically fortitude" and "basically mark of the wild" back. However, they're also changing the most important pet buffs so that they're no longer tied to specific families. If your pet is Ferocity, they have Bloodlust, if it's Tenacity, it has a Battle Rez, and if it's Cunning, it has Master's Call.

On top of that, the original wave of buffs included Hunters being able to grant Aspect of the Pack, which was listed as a 15% movement speed increase (with no drawbacks, thankfully), though I guess the fate of that (and everything else) is up in the air until these are finalized.